Laxative

on the body, and over a long period of time can cause tooth decay, colon cancer, and in women issues with fertility. Though not all of these effects may be contracted there is a high risk that one or more may be over an extended use, or misuse of laxatives, and forced…

it as a curse, some as a gift from heaven. It was treated with blood-letting, special diets and laxatives. As time went on in the middle ages monasteries began converting themselves to treatment centers to help with those who suffered from mental illness or “madness” now thought by some to be a result of religious impurities. Treatments in the monastery centers still included blood-letting and laxatives but now came along side prayer and confession. It wasn’t until after 1800 that thought…

mental disorder which usually targets young people. It is defined to be a disorder which involves a distorted body image, resulting in the want to lose weight. This is usually achieved through forced expulsion of the food, whether through the use of laxatives, an excessive amount of exercise, or…

Sometimes they can’t get surgery because of the child's cardiac health. Babies with Edward's syndrome can have constipation caused by poor abdominal muscle tone. This can cause discomfort and feeding issues. Special milk formulas, anti-gas medications, laxatives, stool softeners, and etc. are some treatments a doctor can recommend for the baby. (Thomas C. Weiss, May…

through and how societal factors, such as the media, can affect them. Female athletes suffer from what is known as the female athlete triad due to their excessive training and extreme dieting. There are also instances of abuse of diet supplements and laxatives. Some of the athletes affected by this are high…

Street drugs have always held poor connotations. Anyone who related with them would be immediately recognized as an addict or criminal. That is until opioids and prescription painkillers came around, when your white suburban mom could be just as dependent on a high as your average heroin junkie. I believe if opioids are continually available, other drugs should be legalized, focusing mainly on marijuana. Opioids: legal, completely accessible, and easily prescribed. It is truly the choice…

induce vomiting or take laxatives or diuretics to eliminate calories. Similar to the anorexic, anxiety in bulimics is often present before the eating disorder. Binging and purging behavior is typically done in private and can be obsessive. Bulimia Nervosa and anorexia are very similar in regard to symptomology. One major difference between bulimia and anorexia, is that bulimia has the purging component. Purging becomes compensatory behaviors through vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics. While…

The poor were often better off when it came to medical care during this time period because they could not afford the costly and detrimental procedures that physicians used at this time. The rich may have had access to these procedures, but most of them were more dangerous than beneficial. For example, many physicians considered bloodletting the cure all for any disease, but actually bloodletting could lead to death by contamination, infection, or loss of too much blood. They believed that…

Perfection is a disease of nation. Society praises thinness even as Americans obesity rate grows. At some point in life people will worry about their weight, some more than others. Eating disorders do not discriminate: men and women, all economic classes, young and old are affected. The National Institute of Mental Health says eating disorders primarily affect girls and women. Eating disorders aren't just problems of teenage girls. Men and boys can also be vulnerable. About 25 percent of…

The internal, or psychological impacts, of BID can prompt fixated striving for flawlessness, low self-esteem, depression, battles over issues of control, family issues, embarrassment with a changing body, and mental or social disturbances such as sexual promiscuity (Enotes, 2010). Occasionally, young women become so worried with their body image that it can consume other aspects of their lives. The external, or physical impacts of BID can lead to behavioral issues. Health experts distinguish…